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Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish

Women waiting for catch to come in so they can set market prices in Nigeria. Photo by Joe Steensma/WUSTL

The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish works to reduce poverty and improve nutrition, food security, and livelihoods by supporting research on sustainable aquaculture and fisheries systems. Sign up for our newsletter to learn of funding opportunities, research developments, and resources.

Lead Institution, Management Entity: Mississippi State UniversityManagement Entity Partners: University of Rhode Island, Texas State University, Washington University St. Louis, and RTI International.

Researchers at the Feed the Future Fish Innovation Lab discuss their work in Zambia exploring sustainable feed options at tilapia farms and improving household nutrition, especially for young children, in...

Given the sustainability concerns inherent to fishmeal production, it is necessary to find alternative protein sources, which will substitute fishmeal, in order to support the sustainable growth of aquaculture globally.

Undergraduate students face challenges gaining hands-on research-for-development experience. Fish4Zambia, a quick start of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish, provided this opportunity to three undergraduates who served as...

In early September, the Fish Innovation Lab participated in a multi-stakeholder workshop to develop a plan to strengthen capacity for innovation in the aquaculture sector of southwestern Nigeria. Approximately 30...

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Rich in protein and nutrients, fish are among the most traded agricultural commodities in the world. In developing countries, more than 2.6 billion people depend on some form of fish for more than 20% of their total animal protein.

The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish (FIL) supports and links research partners around the globe to identify, develop, and scale up promising methodologies and technologies for local fish farming systems, and to intensify and diversify major production systems where the poor and undernourished are concentrated. The integrated, cooperative, and multi-institutional research program cultivated by the FIL aims to produce applicable research results, increase the capacity of local partners, and support the adoption of new innovations.

Areas of Inquiry:

Advancing the productivity frontier: Identify and develop scalable technologies and practices that will sustainably increase fish production, while prioritizing natural resource conservation and the needs of fishers and producers.

Reducing and mitigating risks to fish production systems: Identify and develop scalable technologies and practices that will reduce and mitigate risks to fish production systems, particularly through improved fish and environmental health.

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